disquieting; threatening; turbulent; restless; unsettled; disturbing
example; simile; metaphor; allegory
reward; recompense; return; punishment; retribution
watching a (sports) game; spectating; observing (military operations)
whoosh (of water); hiss (of a cat, snake, etc.); sizzle
sensitive (person, heart, etc.); delicate (issue, problem, etc.); sensitive; fragile; delicate; delicate (fabric, shade, flavour, etc.)
to form; to shape; to make; to mold; to mould; to build up
passionate; hot-blooded; full of vitality
position in a game; state of the game; situation; stage; phase
because of; on account of; about; on; per; for every
exchange; conversion; replacement; switching (to); switchover
gunfighter (esp. in the American Old West); gunslinger; gunman
to be squashed by; to be pinned under
to protrude; to stick out; to be forced out; to be pushed out; to go over (e.g. a budget); to go beyond
with a thud (of something heavy)
simmered with; cooked with; boiling; boiled dish
since one was born; in one's (entire) life; in all one's life
(work) hard; unceasingly; strenuously; assiduously; busily; ardently
focus (of a lens); focal point; point (of a discussion, e.g. on-point, off-point)
stoppage; interruption; cessation; suspension
fetus; foetus; embryo; baby in the womb; unborn baby
aloneness; loneliness; solitude
rustling sound; search (esp. a home search by the police)
taking on a life of its own (of a rumour, etc.); walking by oneself; taking a walk by oneself; walking unaided; being able to walk without help; standing on one's own feet
to make use of aizuchi; to back-channel; to throw in interjections to show that one is paying attention
sword (esp. Japanese single-edged); katana; scalpel; chisel; burin; knife money (knife-shaped commodity money used in ancient China)
dead tree; withered tree; leafless tree; bare tree
to burst open; to pop; to split
use of seductive techniques to attain one's ends (usu. of women)
to look after; to take care (of); to favor; to gaze at; to stare at; to set one's eyes on
to speak sharply (e.g. during a heated discussion or argument)
(suffering a) complete defeat; utter defeat; annihilation
taking refuge and waiting (for the danger to pass); waiting (on a siding) to let another train pass
liquefaction; fluidification
dogtooth violet (Erythronium japonicum)
dull; stupid; thickheaded; slow; sluggish
losing shape (of clothing, etc.); losing form
feel when biting; manner of enunciation
remaining bony parts (of a fish after filleting); flaw (esp. of a person); fault; rice chaff; rough; crude
cartilage; nankotsu; (dish of) gristle (usu. of chicken, deep-fried)
chicken or fish meatloaf made with egg